DMFI COO Intern

We are seeking a motivated, detail-oriented individual to support the day-to-day business management of Schonfeld's Macro & Fixed Income platform. Working closely with DMFI Business Managers across Rates & FX PMs, this person will contribute and support the team in their role of PM onboarding, business analytics, operational execution, and cross-functional coordination.

What You’ll Do

Business Management

• Support the team on day-to-day business needs.
• Contribute to the maintenance and tracking of business plans for PM builds and growth initiatives in the region.
• Assist in the analysis of the business; help flag issues and support recommendations to enhance processes.
• Help leverage AI and automation tools to streamline reporting and surface actionable insights
• Support efforts to ensure business operations remain compliant and in line with strategy goals.

PM Onboarding & Lifecycle Management

• Support the team with onboarding of new Macro/Fixed Income PM teams, assisting with market-data entitlements, and trading-system connectivity.
• Assist as a point of contact for existing stakeholder across the business.

Business & Performance Analytics

• Assist in maintaining dashboards on KPIs and business metrics; help present insights to the team and the DMFI COO.
• Support cost/benefit analysis for data, analytics and technology spend
• Develop familiarity with AI/ML-driven analytics to identify patterns in performance, risk, and cost data

Cross-Functional Coordination

• Support cross-functional projects across operations, treasury, compliance, and technology
• Develop an understanding of Legal / Treasury processes
• Work closely with regional team members to support consistency of processes and best-practice sharing
• Support adoption of AI-powered tools (e.g., LLMs for research synthesis, NLP for news/sentiment, GenAI for workflow automation)

What You’ll Bring

• Degree or working towards a degree in Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related discipline
• Interest in financial markets, particularly rates, FX, or fixed-income products
• Desire to become familiar with trading technologies or market-data platforms
• Strong analytical mindset — proficiency in Excel required;
  Python, SQL or PowerBI is a plus
• Curiosity and interest in AI/ML tools and their application to business processes and analytics
• Project-management, prioritization and communication skills
• Highly organized, proactive and able to manage multiple deliverables in a fast-moving environment
• Impeccable integrity and discretion when handling sensitive trading and financial information
• Ability to collaborate effectively across global teams and time zones
• Experience with in financial services through academic projects, coursework, or prior placements preferred

Our Internship

Kick-start your career in finance with the Schonfeld Summer Internship!

Over the course of 10 action-packed weeks, you will have the opportunity to build solutions that tackle real-world challenges and leave a lasting impact on the firm. As an intern, you’ll join a close-knit team that is ready to support your growth and accelerate your career. We will pair you with a dedicated manager and a mentor who’ll guide your development over the course of the internship and beyond.

Throughout the program, you will have the chance to connect with senior leaders through a series of learning sessions, attend hands‑on skills workshops, network at social events and get a behind-the-scenes look at how various functions power the firm. We’ll empower you to bring your ideas to life and make an impact.

Who We Are

Schonfeld is a global multi-manager hedge fund that strives to deliver industry‑leading risk‑adjusted returns for our investors. We leverage both internal and external portfolio manager teams around the world,…